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Vocabulary List #2
TEWWG
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English
9th Grade
04/12/2007

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doleful
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(adj) filled with or expressing greif;mournful.
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ornery
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(adj) mean-spirited, disagreeable, and contrary in disposition; cantankerous
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caper
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(v) to leap or frisk about; frolic; (n) a playful leap or hop; a frivoulous escapade or prank
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indulge
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(v) to yield to the desires and whims of, especially to an excessive degree; pamper
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fractious
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(adj) inclined to make trouble;unruly
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chasten
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(v) to reprrof, reproach
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refuge
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(n) a place providing protection or shelter; a source of help, relief, or comfort in times of trouble
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commiserate
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(v) to feel or express sorrow or pity for someone; sympathize with; empathize
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variance
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(n) a difference between what is expected and what actally occurs
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strife
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(n) heated, often violent dissension; bitter conflict
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futile
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(adj) having no useful result
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cur
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(n) a mongrel
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usurp
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(v) to seize another's place, authority, or possesion wrongful
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refract
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(v) to deflect (light, for example) from a straight path by refraction
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scimitar
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(n) a curved Asian sword with the edge on the convex side
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transfiguration
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(n) a marked change in form or appearance; metamorphosis; A change that glorifies or exalts
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denounce
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(v) to condemn openly as being evil or reprehensible
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phosphorescence
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(adj) emission of light without burning
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transient
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(adj) remaining in a place only a brief time
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flivver
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(n) an automoblie, especially one that is small, inexpensive, and old
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